An Ontological Analysis of Hitler’s Anti-Semitic Perspective

Year 2018, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 55 - 62, 08.07.2018

Ece Merve Yanardağ

Abstract

There is a common prejudice against “different ones”,
not just for Jewish people, also against Gypsies, homosexuals, Poles, and
communists. But the most significant minority in Austria and Germany was Jews
in those years. Some of them were a merchant and working under suitable
conditions, so they were living wealthy and affluent. So they were affected
more than the others. Public opinion and support were taking importance for
Hitler, this is why he evaluated this situation was dangerous for the German
public. He blamed Jews even for the crisis of Austria. From year to year, he
specified his thinking around small groups and affected them. In the future,
Hitler would blame the Jews for the Second World War. In this paper, we will analyze
Hitler’s attitude towards Jews and examine the film made upon him.

Keywords

Hitler, Nazism, Jews, German nationalism, anti-Semitism, genocide, concentration camps

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